Plus (Ability)

Plus	プラス
	Plus
Flavor text Generation III Powers up with Minus. Generation IV Boosts Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.DPPt Ups Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.HGSS Generation V Ups Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Plus or Minus. Generation VI Boosts the Sp. Atk stat if another Pokémon has Plus or Minus. Generation VII Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Plus (Japanese: プラス Plus) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Plusle.

Effect

In battle

Generations III and IV

When a Pokémon with Plus enters a Double Battle and has an ally with Minus, the Special Attack stat of the Pokémon with Plus is increased by 50%.

Generation V onwards

When a Pokémon with Minus enters a battle and has an ally with Plus or Minus, the Special Attack stat of the Pokémon with Minus is increased by 50%.

The move Magnetic Flux raises the Defense and Special Defense of allied Pokémon with Plus or Minus by 1 stage, while the move Gear Up raises the Attack and Special Attack or target Pokémon with Plus or Minus by 1 stage.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

A Pokémon with this Ability will receive a 50% bonus to Special Attack if an allied Pokémon has Minus.

Outside of battle

Plus has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Plus

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	Static	None	Plus
0180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	Static	None	Plus
0181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	Static	None	Plus
0311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	Plus	None	Lightning Rod
0599		Klink	Steel		Steel	Plus	Minus	Clear Body
0600		Klang	Steel		Steel	Plus	Minus	Clear Body
0601		Klinklang	Steel		Steel	Plus	Minus	Clear Body
0702		Dedenne	Electric	Fairy	Cheek Pouch	Pickup	Plus
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Plusle
The user's power increases if it battles on the same team as a Pokémon with the Ability Minus.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Plusle's attack power increases if it battles on the same team as a Pokémon with the Ability Minus.
Ruby's Plusle	Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 陽性 Yángxìng French Plus German Plus Italian Più Korean 플러스 Plus Portuguese Mais Spanish Más Vietnamese Dương tính

Variations of the Ability Minus
Minus • Plus

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.